Set of Highland bagpipes.
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InstrumentBagpipe ; Bagpipe/Bagpipes/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerThomas Glen |
Place MadeScotland ; Edinburgh ; Europe ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Laburnum chanter with silver sole and heavy ivory mount on the tenon. Laburnum drones, ornately turned with drone tops mounted and shaped and decorated as thistles. Sheepskin bag with Royal Stewart tartan cover. |
NotesHugh Cheape, 1982. |
MeasurementsChanter 363; bass drone 825; two tenor drones each 485. |
ProvenanceFormerly stock of Messrs J. & R. Glen or from the collection of the firm's proprietors. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland K.2003.741. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Ross Collection |
Accession Number1512 |